Darryl Gollan ranks amongst the best Toowoomba has produced Toowoomba is well known in the Australian racing industry for punching above its weight. And when it comes to success, impact and lasting legacies the name Darryl Gollan ranks amongst the best Toowoomba has produced. Darryl left his mark as a Clifford Park trainer, [...]
2020 WEETWOOD SPRING SUCCESS RACING QUEENSLAND PRAISES TOOWOOMBA TURF CLUB FOR FIRST SPRING WEETWOOD EVENT TOOWOOMBA Turf Club has been praised for its’ first Spring Weetwood event in September last year with the release of figures from Racing Queensland’s inaugural Spring Racing Carnival. The praise, from Racing Queensland Chief Executive Officer Brendan Parnell, included the [...]
OWNERS ALLOWED TO ATTEND MEETINGS DURING STAGE TWO THIS Friday, Clifford Park will allow owners on track to watch their horses for the first time since March and the onset of COVID19. The presence of some owners on track – in a designated space segregated from industry participants – will be the first step toward [...]
CLIFFORD PARK PLAYS HOST TO RECORD NUMBER OF RACES CLIFFORD Park will play host to a record eleven-race-card this Sunday. Toowoomba Turf Club Chairman Kent Woodford said he couldn’t recall Clifford Park ever hosting a meeting with that many races. “What a great piece of news for our local stakeholders and racing lovers in these [...]
IMPORTANT MESSAGE The response to COVID-19 has impacted our whole country, including the racing industry. We are sure you would have been following many of these developments. Racing Queensland last week issued a statement advising that all race meetings, trials and track-work across the state would be conducted without patrons until further notice. The TTC [...]
KEY RACE-DAY PERSONNEL ONLY: RACING QUEENSLAND CLIFFORD Park will adhere to a directive from its governing body, Racing Queensland, for patron-free racing due to COVID-19. Race meetings, as well as morning trackwork, jump outs and barrier trials – until further notice – will be conducted with key race-day personnel only. Toowoomba Turf Club Chairman Kent [...]
LOCAL PERSONALITY TAKES UP THE REINS AT CLIFFORD PARK LONGTIME Toowoomba radio personality Hamish Carter has decided to hang up the headphones and join the Clifford Park team. Mr Carter has headed Southern Cross Austereo’s flagship station Hit FM (100.7 FM) and recently notched up 20 years on the station. Toowoomba Turf Club Chief Executive [...]
TTC RACING TODAY, DESPITE EIGHT INCHES OF RAIN DESPITE receiving more than eight inches of rain over the last week – including over 155ml in the last 72 hours – Clifford Park will race a seven-race card this afternoon. The TTC was forced to abandon last Saturday night’s meeting when more than three inches of [...]
INTERNAL APPOINTMENT MADE TOOWOOMBA Turf Club has announced Lizzy King as the Club’s new Chief Executive Officer. Ms King was an internal appointment to the role after the club following a highly-competitive recruitment process. The club received many high-calibre applicants. Mr Woodford said Ms King, who has worked as the Club’s Business Development and Marketing [...]
LONG-TERM CEO BLAIR ODGERS LEAVES HIS POST TOOWOOMBA Turf Club is on the hunt for new Chief Executive Officer, following the resignation of long-term leader Blair Odgers. Mr Odgers has taken up a post as CEO of the Pakenham Racing Club in Victoria in December. TTC Chairman Kent Woodford said the Club was sad to [...]
